Texas Tech Creates Near-Real-Time Map of Japan Quake Aftershocks

The map depicts the aftershocks occurring globally following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake
that rocked Japan.

Click on image to visit Texas Tech’s map of near-real-time aftershocks from the Japan
quake.

Researchers at Texas Tech’s Center for Geospatial Technologies have created a near-real-time
map of the aftershocks occurring globally following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that
rocked Japan Friday.

Kevin Mulligan, director of the center, said the map was developed today following
a lack of new information presented on major news outlets. The map connects to near-real-time
remote feeds from the United States Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Tsunami Warning Center.

“This map is a dynamic map surface that shows the distribution of recent earthquakes
from a USGS live remote feed,” Mulligan said. “It provides map information, satellite
imagery and location of recent earthquakes. As part of this major earthquake, there
are hundreds of aftershocks that follow.”